Training Logistics and Transport
LOGISTICS
- Principles behind logistics requirements of a supply chain
- Schedule logistics operations to meet customers’ needs
- How to optimise the use of logistics operations
- Range of transport modes and use within logistics operations
- Use of technology within logistics operations
- Importance of improving the quality of logistics operations
INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT MANAGEMENT
- The discipline of air freight forwarding operations
- The discipline of sea freight forwarding operations
- Understand the concept of an agile port
- The discipline of multimodal transportation
INTERNATIONAL TRADE and FREIGHT
- Understand trade and freight
- How to identify goods to be traded
- How to obtain information on goods being traded
- Identify, select & recommend suitable modes of transport
- Identify instructions for goods to be transported
- Identify problems that can occur in international trade
MOVEMENT OF GOODS
- How characteristics of goods impact on handling process
- Concepts of route planning and scheduling
- Characteristics of modes of transportation
- The role of collection, storage and distribution
- Regulatory & enforcement bodies for movement of goods in own country
SECURE CARGO
- Understand the relevant legislation, guidance and organisation requirements for securing cargo
- Secure cargo safely in a Port
CUSTOMER SERVICE
- Principles of customer service
- Meeting the needs of a diverse range of customer types
- Policies & procedures for developing & maintaining effective relationships with customers
- The importance of evaluating levels of customer service
TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
- The nature and purpose of transport planning
- How historical & recent trends in land use affect transport planning
- How sustainability principles apply to transport planning
- Current trends and causes for transport demand
- Issues with the movement of freight
ROAD FREIGHT MANAGEMENT
- Role of road transport within a supply chain
- Standards & performance measurements
- Scheduling, quality of service & security methods associated with road transport
- Route planning conventions of road transport
- Management & the qualities & skills required
- Communication skills & successful decision making
SEA FREIGHT
- Principles of sea freight management
- Legislation & regulations governing movement of shipping
- The role of shipping freight operations
- Different financial strategies found within the shipping industry
AIR FREIGHT
- The role of air freight management
- Understand how air freight movement is important to the global economy
- Importance of security & safety regulations & the impact of environmental legislation on the air industry
- Management of container usage in the air freight industry
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Principles of project management
- Identify and justify a management project
- Conduct research & analyse data to fulfill a project aim
- Understand how to monitor, review and evaluate a project
SUPPLY CHAIN
- Competitive advantage from efficient management & control
- Impact of physical and information flows on the integration and harmonisation within a supply chain
- Why supply chains may not always function correctly
- Planning from a strategic and operational perspective
- How modern technology has impacted the supply chain
PORTS and SHIPPING MANAGEMENT
- Importance of shipping and international trade
- How business strategy in shipping contributes to growth
- Port operations & effective container terminal management
- Concept of agile ports and the key characteristics
- Port development, the operating environment & evolution of a port
WAREHOUSING
- Need & role of developing an appropriate warehouse policy
- Resource requirements of warehousing
- Basic concept of inventory & develop an inventory strategy
- Relevant legislation applicable to a warehouse
- Importance of technology advancements in a warehouse within the supply chain
- Financial systems within a warehouse
PURCHASING
- Features of the procurement & purchasing function
- Stages of the purchasing process
- Concept of supply market information
- Monitoring supplier performance
- Importance of a contract in purchasing relevant to own country
HEALTH and SAFETY IN A WAREHOUSE ENVIRONMENT
- Legisation in warehousing & storage environments
- Legal requirements for storage & distribution of specific goods & materials
- How risk in the workplace affects roles & responsibilities
- Responding to incidents in the workplace
- PPE within a warehousing & storage environment